sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
genuine article; real thing; real deal
beginning; outset; first; onset
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
company; corporation; workplace
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
secrecy; highly classified information
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
company president; manager; director
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
that; the matter in question
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive